Church of England to divest from fossil fuel companies not in line with Paris Agreement

The Church of England got its act together at General Synod and voted to divest from oil and gas companies that do not align to the Paris Agreement goals. This is a significant step forward and a great success for the Operation Noah Bright Now campaign.

Some great coverage from the press, including this article from Bloomberg,

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